Media Converters

Convert and Extend Signals Within Your Ethernet Network

Media converters are simple devices used to connect two devices or LANs that are not entirely relatable, due to different speeds, operation types, modes or media types (twisted pair, fiber, coax). They are most commonly used to insert fiber segments into copper networks. Media converters also:

Media Converter Benefits

Increase Network Reach and Speed

Break the 100-meter distance limit of CATx cable and utilize fiber links to reach distances of up to 80 km and convert link speeds from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps or from 100 Mbps to 1000 Mbps.

Maintain Investments in Existing Equipment

Migrate a local network to fiber while protecting your investment in existing copper-based hardware and maintaining your existing infrastructure.

Protect Data from Interference

Electromagnetic interference, or EMI, can cause corruption of data over copper-based Ethernet links. Data transmitted over fiber-optic cable, however, is completely immune to this type of noise, ensuring optimal data transmission.

Reliable Data Transmission

A media converter is essentially two transceivers passing data back and forth to each other, so it gives you stronger access to and a smaller chance of losing any connection.

Media Converters Features

Seamless Conversion of Copper to Fiber

Connect 10/100/1000/10G Ethernet to fiber segments without using crossover cables.

Standalone or Chassis Based

Standalone media converters are deployed to convert one copper connection to fiber, whereas chassis-based media converters can be installed in a variety of configurations for enterprise-wide deployment.

802.3AF PoE / 802.3AT PoE+ Support

Power compatible PoE or PoE+ devices like access points, cameras and similar devices via copper wiring.

Auto MDI/MDI-X

Enables the device port to automatically detect the cable type (straight-through or cross-wired).

Autosensing Ports

Allows media converters to automatically recognize the current local network's speed and adjust its own setting accordingly.

SFP Ports

Enables you to use a small form-factor pluggable transceiver (SFP), either multimode or single-mode, to link the media converter to many kinds of fiber cable.

Media Converters Applications

Security & Surveillance - IP Camera Backhaul

PoE+ simplifies installation of IP security cameras by eliminating the need for a power circuit near the installed device. PoE+ media converters power these devices and backhaul signals to remote data centers or operations centers.

Government & Defense - Fiber to the Desktop

Provide secure, high-performance LAN connections from the data center to desktops with fiber. Highly reliable with unsurpassed bandwidth, speed and security, fiber to the desktop is a perfect fit for government and defense applications.

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